The Character Issues Podcast

CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 07/13/26

STORY 1 - XBOX Layoffs
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-confirms-plans-to-cut-5-studios-and-thousands-of-jobs/

STORY 2 - Positivity Break!  What have we been playing

STORY 3 -   Playstation’s Discless Future
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-announces-the-end-of-disc-games-starting-in-january-2028/

Weather Forecast -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_released_in_2026

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Thanks for joining us on this, most auspicious of podcasts. We're reranking, recalibrating, making us stronger and more powerful.
This podcast gratefully features the music "Let's Go Up" by Origami Repetika, available for reference on the Free Use Archive.
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CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 06/29/26

STORY 1 - XBOX?

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-already-planned-ninja-theory-closure-when-it-announced-senua-its-claimed/

STORY 2 - Steam Machine

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/north-of-a-grand-is-the-floor-analysts-debate-whether-steam-machine-means-ps6-and-xbox-helix-will-cost-1000/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/as-xbox-series-x-hits-800-lenovo-warns-memory-prices-will-likely-never-return-to-normal/

STORY 3 -   GTA VI

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-6-disc-hopes-dashed-as-report-disputes-post-launch-physical-release/

Weather Forecast -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_released_in_2026

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Hey, so.....plans change.  The Re-Rankapalooza was derailed by forces out of our control so Brian and Rich are here to talk a bunch of smack and rank a new character.  Join us if you please!
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SUMMER GAME FEST WRAPUP
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-games-showcase-heres-everything-announced-during-xboxs-big-show/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/summer-game-fest-2026-heres-every-announcement-from-sgfs-big-live-show/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/state-of-play-heres-every-announcement-from-playstations-big-live-stream/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-direct-heres-everything-announced-during-nintendos-show/
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